![]() ![]() We most often make this mac and cheese for lunch but it’s also a delicious (and FAST) dinner or side dish. I taught my son to make it so now he’s become the family mac and cheese guy. We love it because it’s made all in one pot in just 20 minutes! Seriously awesome.Īnd it’s super easy for kids to make themselves. We’ve been making this super easy Instant Pot mac and cheese A LOT the last few months. Mac and cheese is the food my oldest son craves every time he’s sick (and when he’s well too, actually). But it turned out to be a good thing because we’ve had a houseful of sickies the last few days. I felt like I was back in California where even a dusting of snow knocks powerlines out and cancels school. If you like this recipe, follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or Pinterest for more Dinner Inspiration.Schools were canceled today for about 2 inches of snow. I hope you make it and love it as much as we did! I left a pan out for Mister Tipsy to take some when he got home late from work for dinner and when I woke up, he had eaten most of the pan!! That was for sure, a sign that it was good, even after sitting out. It remained creamy and did not get grainy. I have to admit that this was one of the best darn macaroni and cheeses I have ever eaten. If you like this as well, preheat your oven to 425 degrees, spray a cast iron skillet or casserole dish with non stick spray, add the macaroni, top with the french fried onions, the rest of the cheese and bake for ten minutes. Now you can eat your macaroni as it, but I like to have a crispy crust on it.Now your mixture will look a little watery, do not worry, it needs to sit for ten minutes and the pasta will absorb the extra liquid. When the cheese is all melted, turn off the instant pot.Stir constantly so the cheese doesn’t burn on the bottom. Set the instant pot to the saute setting, low, and add the evaporated milk, the Velveeta, the 3 cups of the cheddar cheese and simmer until the cheese is melted. ![]() When the timer goes off, do a quick release.Use the manual setting, high, for 5 minutes.Add your noodles, broth, salt, pepper, garlic powder, dry mustard, and butter to the Instant Pot.The steps for the Instant Pot Macaroni & Cheese are INSANELY simple. 3 C of Sharp Cheddar Cheese + 1/2 C for the top.1/2 a Brick of Velveeta Cheese, Cut into cubes, or about 2 Cups total.Here is what you need to make this Instant Pot Macaroni & Cheese: I will be very honest and say that you will need to use Velveeta to make this recipe and that overall, it is not the healthiest of recipes, but it’s delicious, so it’s healthy for the soul. It was perfect and it only needed about 20 minutes of cook time. I have had a few great experiences making pasta in the Instant Pot, so I came up with a plan for this Instant Pot Macaroni & Cheese and decided to give it a whirl. The number one reason being, that it gets grainy and thick and it is never creamy. I prefer the box of Kraft Mac -n- Cheese over any homemade that I ever had. Truth be told, I never like Macaroni & Cheese when it is homemade. I have a confession to make, this was my first time making Instant Pot Macaroni & Cheese.
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